2022-23 EFL Trophy

The 2022-23 English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship reasons as the Papa John's Trophy, is the seventh season that the competition has invited Category One development teams to participate following a successful trial period. Sixteen development teams will join the 48 club sides from League One and League Two, split into sixteen regionalised groups of four. Development teams are required to field a minimum of six Under-21 players in their starting eleven, while Football League clubs must field a certain number of first team players.

In the event of a group game ending in a draw, there will be a penalty shootout whereby the victors can earn an additional point. Each team will face each other once, either at home or away. Development teams will play all group games away from home. The top two from each group then progress to Round 2, a last-32 knockout round, which remains regionalised with group winners and runners-up meeting. Round 3 is also regionalised before the quarter-final becomes a 'free draw'. The final is due to take place at Wembley Stadium in April 2023.

Teams

There is a minimum of one development team, one club side from League One and one club side from League Two in each group.

Development teams

There are sixteen Category One development teams participating in this season's competition: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Wolves

League One teams

Accrington Stanley, Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Cambridge United, Charlton Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Derby County, Exeter City, Fleetwood Town, Forest Green Rovers, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Port Vale, Rochdale, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, Wycombe Wanderers

League Two teams

Barrow, Bradford City, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Hartlepool United, Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town, Newport County, Northampton Town, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport County, Sutton United, Stevenage, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, Wimbledon

Group Stage

North

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Harrogate Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Hartlepool United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Morecambe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tranmere Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leeds United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Shrewsbury Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Stockport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Accrington Stanley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Rochdale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Salford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barnsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Doncaster Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lincoln City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Derby County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Mansfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Carlisle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bradford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sheffield Wednesday	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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South

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Colchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Gillingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wimbledon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crawley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Portsmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cheltenham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Milton Keynes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Walsall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Peterborough United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Stevenage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wycombe Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tottenham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Plymouth Argyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Swindon Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Exeter City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Forest Green Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Newport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Oxford United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Leyton Orient	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sutton United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cambridge United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ipswich Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Northampton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Round Two

The last-32 knockout round remains regionalised and pits group winners against runners-up in a one-off tie, with the group winners afforded home advantage. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, a penalty shootout determines the winner.

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Round Three

The 16 winners from the previous knockout round advance to the final regionalised round of the competition.

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Quarter-Finals

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Semi-Finals

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Final

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